AIRWAY FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

SEC. 102. AIRWAY FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. (a) General Authorization and Appropriations.—Section 48101(a) is amended by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and inserting the following: “(1) $2,131,000,000 for fiscal year 1999. “(2) $2,689,000,000 for fiscal year 2000. “(3) $2,656,765,000 for fiscal year 2001. “(4) $2,914,000,000 for fiscal year 2002. “(5) $2,981,022,000 for fiscal year 2003.”. (b) Universal Access Systems.—Section 48101 is amended by adding at the end the following: “(d) Universal Access Systems.—Of the amounts appropriated under subsection (a) for fiscal year 2001, $8,000,000 may be used for the voluntary purchase and installation of universal access systems.”. (c) Alaska National Air Space Communications System.—Section 48101 is further amended by adding at the end the following: “(e) Alaska National Air Space Communications System.—Of the amounts appropriated under subsection (a) for fiscal year 2001, $7,200,000 may be used by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for the Alaska National Air Space Interfacility Communications System if the Administrator issues a report supporting the use of such funds for the System.”. (d) Automated Surface Observation System/Automated Weather Observing System Upgrade.—Section 48101 is further amended by adding at the end the following: 114 STAT. 66 “(f) Automated Surface Observation System/Automated Weather Observing System Upgrade.—Of the amounts appropriated under subsection (a) for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2000, such sums as may be necessary for the implementation and use of upgrades to the current automated surface observation system/automated weather observing system, if the upgrade is successfully demonstrated.”. (e) Life-Cycle Cost Estimates.—Section 48101 is further amended by adding at the end the following: “(g) Life-Cycle Cost Estimates.—The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall establish life-cycle cost estimates for any air traffic control modernization project the total life-cycle costs of which equal or exceed $50,000,000.”.